*Ø* Just Do It!
What's the single most important thing we can do in the U.S. right this minute to make sure Bush doesn't grab another term? Break all box office records with Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911, that's what!
Rats32 at tsuredzuregusa shares with us his recap of the Republican dirty tricks afoot to force theater owners not to show the film and adds a "Du-uh" list of additional actions we can take, including:
1. Scratch and Sniff
The campaign against Michael Moore is typical GOP ersatz grassroots activism: pay PR hacks to build a glitzy website, plug in freepers, and overturn freedom of speech and free market forces. When you encounter a GOP "grassroots" campaign, scratch the surface and see if it passes the smell test. And if your local media is not checking their facts and presents these stories at face value, write and fax and call and let them know what's going on.
2. Reverse Engineering
Move America Forward (sic) includes a list of contact information on their site for theatres that have committed or are considering carrying Moore's film.
These people are internet carpetbaggers and their antics constitute an orchestrated effort to subvert the first amendment by misrepresenting public opinion to manipulate the "free market" process they allege to love so dearly while they wrap themselves in the flag.
So...use their resources. I encourage everyone who cares about free speech and wants to see this film to use the list, supplied so handily by our friends in the right wing, to contact the theaters in support of Moore's film. You can find the list (along with some truly hyperbolic right wing rhetoric here.
(Yes, I've sent my email to all of them already.)
3. Vote with your wallet
Advance tickets for Fahrenheit 9/11 are already available! Circle June 25th on your calendar, grab your friends, and order your tickets now. [Emphasis added. -v]
[Disclaimer: I do not know nor am I related to Michael Moore. I make no financial gain from the proceeds of his ticket sales. I do, however, strongly believe that if the Republicans can hijack taxpayers' dollars for a partisan campaign event under the thin pretext of a presidential funeral, that Michael Moore deserves a reasonable opportunity to distribute his film without political meddling. -Rats32]
[I would also suggest spending as much as we can afford to buy tickets for our right-leaning friends and relatives. Charter buses and take loads of them to the theaters the way churches did for The Passion — especially in the swing states. Forward this post widely. Let's get those fannies in those seats! Right-cheeked AND left-cheeked! -v]
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What's the single most important thing we can do in the U.S. right this minute to make sure Bush doesn't grab another term? Break all box office records with Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911, that's what!
Rats32 at tsuredzuregusa shares with us his recap of the Republican dirty tricks afoot to force theater owners not to show the film and adds a "Du-uh" list of additional actions we can take, including:
1. Scratch and Sniff
The campaign against Michael Moore is typical GOP ersatz grassroots activism: pay PR hacks to build a glitzy website, plug in freepers, and overturn freedom of speech and free market forces. When you encounter a GOP "grassroots" campaign, scratch the surface and see if it passes the smell test. And if your local media is not checking their facts and presents these stories at face value, write and fax and call and let them know what's going on.
2. Reverse Engineering
Move America Forward (sic) includes a list of contact information on their site for theatres that have committed or are considering carrying Moore's film.
These people are internet carpetbaggers and their antics constitute an orchestrated effort to subvert the first amendment by misrepresenting public opinion to manipulate the "free market" process they allege to love so dearly while they wrap themselves in the flag.
So...use their resources. I encourage everyone who cares about free speech and wants to see this film to use the list, supplied so handily by our friends in the right wing, to contact the theaters in support of Moore's film. You can find the list (along with some truly hyperbolic right wing rhetoric here.
(Yes, I've sent my email to all of them already.)
3. Vote with your wallet
Advance tickets for Fahrenheit 9/11 are already available! Circle June 25th on your calendar, grab your friends, and order your tickets now. [Emphasis added. -v]
[Disclaimer: I do not know nor am I related to Michael Moore. I make no financial gain from the proceeds of his ticket sales. I do, however, strongly believe that if the Republicans can hijack taxpayers' dollars for a partisan campaign event under the thin pretext of a presidential funeral, that Michael Moore deserves a reasonable opportunity to distribute his film without political meddling. -Rats32]
[I would also suggest spending as much as we can afford to buy tickets for our right-leaning friends and relatives. Charter buses and take loads of them to the theaters the way churches did for The Passion — especially in the swing states. Forward this post widely. Let's get those fannies in those seats! Right-cheeked AND left-cheeked! -v]
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